Living History Worldwide

13/06/2025

There's more to England than meets the eye... here's where to start.

06/06/2025

Welcome to all of the traders currently booked in at the show!
We still have a bit of room, so head across to the website for all the details. https://battlesthroughhistory.co.uk/
Listed here A - Z and photo of logos for those traders I found links for!
1/6th scale
A D F Collectables
Aarken Moneta
All That Glisters
AM Woodturning
Arcane Alchemist - Magical Meads
Armed Forces Family UK
Battleflag Militaria
Colin Joyce
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Cuirassier Books
Cunning Artificer
Das Shoppe
Cinque Ports Military Bookshop
Dorset Georgian Miniatures
Dreaded Mead
E Roots Creations
East West Trading Group
Field Of Cheese
Flint & Flame UK
Food by Georgia
Gnosis Studios
Gudrun's Wonderful Woolcraft/Papa's Pouches
Hall of Names
Herts Fabrics
Hoopydragon
Humble Attire
Jack Rabbits Militaria
Kieth Webber Militaria
Luvbiltong
Mad Mantiques
Mark BB Guns
Maxim Armouries
Minerva Craft
n & b militaria
Nick Matthews
Novosibirsk movement ltd
Outdoors at Home
Pathfinder’s
Pilgrim Bandits Charity
Pompey Pals Charity
prepare 2 survive
Punktrash
Ray Kirpatrick
Rose's Garden in Bloom
SAMA 82 (Falklands Veterans
Sedlescombe Vintage Tractor Spares
Severn Beach Antiques
Sgt Bickles Surplus
Sheppey Models
Skirmish Magazine
Andrew At Replica MetalSoldiers
Sniper Alley
SoulRush Travelling Tattoo Emporium
Spitfire motoring products
StarKey Studios
Steve Britton
Surrey Militaria
Sussex Historic Fi****ms and Crafts
Tabletop Rescue
Take Shelter
The Danny Gallivan Trust
The Military Man Jay N Paul
The Missing Piece
The Organic and Botanic Soap Company
The Pit Gaming Shop & Eagle Figures
The Roving Apothecary
The Seamly Woman
The Signal Man
The Surrey Copper Distillery Limited
The Unfound Door
The Vintage HQ
Thimblerig Cards / Games
Tom Lyons
Tony Tapley
Trolls Bottom Mead
Twintage
UK Homes 4 Heroes pride & Passion
V Knives
Vega Craftworks
Vintage Knits & Bits
Vintage metal Sign
Vintage Relics
Vintage Serendipity
Viva vintage
Warlord Games

14/05/2025

Come and learn about 18th Century Smuggling in Dorset, with a taste of Georgian Britain at this fascinating Weymouth harbourside T-Shop!

09/04/2025

08/04/2025

A great recreation of history in a couple of weeks

Battle Road 250 (April 19, 2025) will be the largest, most historically accurate living history experience of Patriots’ Day weekend, 2025. It will feature over 750 Revolutionary War reenactors portraying various historical impressions. In this series learn about some of the impressions you will see at the event!

Part 6: Grenadiers
While roughly half of the 700 British soldiers on the Concord expedition were light infantry, the other half were grenadiers. Each British regiment, when formed on parade, had a grenadier company (about 36 men) on their right flank and a light infantry company of their left flank. Thus, the light infantry and grenadiers were known as “flank companies.” Their status as a flank company was denoted by crescent-shaped “wings” added to the shoulder seams of their coats. Whereas light infantrymen were chosen for their speed, physical stamina and skill with a firelock (musket), grenadiers were chosen for their physical height, courage and aggressive spirit.

Grenadiers are easily distinguishable by the tall bear fur caps they wear, which adds to their intimidating appearance. You may also notice they wear something that looks like an oversized brass pencil on their shoulder belt. This is a match case. It was originally designed to safely house a glowing piece of slow match (h**p cord treated with a flammable substance). While no more than a distinguishing element of their elite status, the match case is a throwback to the origin of the grenadiers. In the early part of the 18th century, grenadiers used to actually throw grenades! These primitive grenades were hollow iron balls a little smaller than a modern baseball, filled with gunpowder and fitted with a fuse which they would light with their slow match and throw over enemy fortifications.

Battle Road 250 and Patriots’ Day 2025 event schedule https://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/patriots-day.htm

05/04/2025

The next issue of Skirmish Magazine is available from 09:00hrs BST tomorrow April 6th.
Details can be found on the website link below:

Buy subscriptions and issues of Skirmish Living History - SUMMER 2024. Available on Desktop PC or Mac and iOS or Android mobile devices.

13/03/2025

Come and find us at the show

THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY - The Artisans and Reenactors Market returns to the WEC. For more details see https://www.armarket.uk/

12/11/2024

Busy weekend coming up!

Packing the car ready for the weekend! Thursday evening I'll be marking out ready for 6:30am set up for the traders, sitemap and set up information has gone out to the traders. I think we are nearly good to go! With over 110 traders - record breaking year the most traders we have ever had.

Please share and spread the word for this wonderful market!

06/08/2024

Some interesting facts here

06/08/2024

A great scene from "Barry Lyndon"

15/07/2024

Check out this brilliant new tour guiding app if you're into history!